grootbrengen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From groot (“big, great, adult”) + brengen (“to bring”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
grootbrengen
- (transitive, literally) To raise, bring up (a) young(ster)(s), from infancy to maturity
- (transitive, figuratively) To educate, rear, school, coach etc. offspring or other young charges on the path to adult life
- the passive grootgebracht worden means to grow up, mature (to majority)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of grootbrengen (weak with past in -cht, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grootbrengen | |||
| past singular | bracht groot | |||
| past participle | grootgebracht | |||
| infinitive | grootbrengen | |||
| gerund | grootbrengen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | breng groot | bracht groot | grootbreng | grootbracht |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | brengt groot | bracht groot | grootbrengt | grootbracht |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | brengt groot | bracht groot | grootbrengt | grootbracht |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | brengt groot | bracht groot | grootbrengt | grootbracht |
| 3rd person singular | brengt groot | bracht groot | grootbrengt | grootbracht |
| plural | brengen groot | brachten groot | grootbrengen | grootbrachten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | brenge groot | brachte groot | grootbrenge | grootbrachte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | brengen groot | brachten groot | grootbrengen | grootbrachten |
| imperative sing. | breng groot | |||
| imperative plur.1 | brengt groot | |||
| participles | grootbrengend | grootgebracht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||